Improvement in spittoons



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Spittoons. i

No. 139,213. PaxentedMay 20.1873.

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HENRY TONGUE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPITTOONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 139,213, dated May 20,1873 application filed February 18, 1573.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY ToNGUE, of Chicago, in the county ot Cook andState of Illinois, have invented a Spittoon, of which the following is aspecification:

The object of 'my invention is to provide a spittoon in which thecontents thereof shall be excluded from view, and which shall beconvenient for the deposit of cigar-stubs, tobacco-quids, and otherdbris which is usually deposited in a spittoon, While, at the same time,it shall be easy to clean; and its nature consists in covering the topot the receptacle with strips of metal or other suitable material soformed as to have sharp edges on top, and so placed that the alternatesmaller strips shall conceal the interstices between the larger ones,there being spaces ot' suitable size between the larger and smallerstrips to allow saliva to pass through 5 and, further, in providing thereceptacle with a covered hollow handle in which tobacco-quids and othersubstances can be put, while, at the same time, the handle is used todischarge the contents ot' the box, as hereinafter fully described andshown.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a top or plan view ot'my improvement inspittoons; Fig. 2, a section thereof on line A B, showing theconstruction of the covering-strips 3 Fig. 3, an elevation. y

G represents the body of the spittoon, which is made of metal or othersuitable material, (in

this case of metal,) and its handle C is hollow and communicates withthe interior of the box G; and it is provided with a lid, H, for theconvenience of closing it and giving it a neat appearance. l L, I L,&c., represent the peculiar form of the larger metal strips, which areput across the top of the spittoon, as shown in Figs. l and 2, andfastened at their ends by solder or otherwise, to 'hold them iu place.Alternately between the strips I L are placed V'shaped strips J, andfastened at their ends in a manner similar to the strips l L, and theirbases are wide enough to cover the spaces between the strips l L, andconsequently conceal the interior of the box G.

Strips J and I L can be made of tin or thin metal stamped into form,soas to `be produced at small cost, and they may be provided with ametal rim and set in earthen boxes, if desired. t

As will be seen, the` tops of the strips are y

